ALBANY, New York, June 5 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Applauds Passage of Legislation to Protect New Yorkers from Predatory Pricing Schemes * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today applauded the passage of nation-leading legislation to protect New York consumers by preventing personalized price manipulation. The One Fair Price Act ( S.8623B / A.9349B ), championed by Attorney General James and spo more PR

ALBANY, New York, June 5 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Wins Court Order Protecting Food Security and Agricultural Funding * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from imposing vague, sweeping new conditions on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding: "For the sixth time, a federal court has stopped this  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Teresa Ghilarducci, an economics professor at the New School for Social Research in New York, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration expressing strong concerns about the inclusion of cryptocurrency and digital assets in ERISA-governed retirement plans. Ghilarducci urges the department to maintain heightened scrutiny under ERISA's prudence obligations when evaluating cryptocurrency investments within partic more ST

VIENNA, Virginia, June 6 [Category: Media] -- The News/Media Alliance issued the following news release: * * * First in the Nation Legislation: New York Passes the "New York Stealth Crawler Prohibition Act," Prohibiting Deceptive Bots from Accessing New York News Sites * Albany, NY - This week the New York State Senate and Assembly passed landmark legislation (A.11292/S.9934A) protecting news media from being bombarded by deceptive "stealth crawlers" from unscrupulous tech companies. For y more PR

ALBANY, New York, June 7 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces $146 Million in Major Paving and Bridge Projects Beginning This Month on Long Island * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the start of $146 million in bridge and paving projects across Long Island, including major pavement renewal work on the Long Island Expressway, Sunrise Highway, Heckscher State Parkway and three bridge rehabilitation projects that connect Long  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The Greater New York Hospital Association submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services addressing the agency's proposed rule for the Fiscal Year 2027 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System (IRF PPS). The letter focuses on CMS's inquiry about creating an IRF-specific wage index using alternative data sources. The letter, written by Elisabeth Wynn, Executive Vice President, expressed strong reservations about CMS's c more ST

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on June 5, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Secretary Mullin Testifies on FY27 DHS Budget, Calls for Stable DHS Funding Following Democrat Shutdowns This week, the House Committee on Homeland Security convened a hearing on the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) budget request for Fiscal Year 2027, featuring testimony from DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin in his first appe more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 7 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * Janette Kim appointed director of UNM's Design and Planning Assistance Center * The University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning (UNM SA+P) has announced Janette Kim as the new director of its Design and Planning Assistance Center (DPAC). Founded in 1969 as part of a national community design movement connecting university design programs and practitioners with underserved commu more PR

WASHINGTON, June 7 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON FOX NEWS: "THIS IS DAY 100 OF DONALD TRUMP'S RECKLESS AND COSTLY WAR OF CHOICE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on Fox News' The Sunday Briefing with Jacqui Heinrich, where he highlighted Democrats' commitment to ending Donald Trump's war of choice in the Middle East, lowering the high cost of living and pushing back on the co more PR

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON FOX NEWS: "THIS IS DAY 100 OF DONALD TRUMP'S RECKLESS AND COSTLY WAR OF CHOICE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on Fox News' The Sunday Briefing with Jacqui Heinrich, where he highlighted Democrats' commitment to ending Donald Trump's war of choice in the Middle East, lowering the high cost of living and pushing back on the corruption being unleashed b more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW:"DONALD TRUMP DOESN'T GIVE A DAMNABOUT THE QUALITY OF LIFEOF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's PoliticsNation, where he highlighted the contrast between the extreme MAGA Republicans, who continue to visit chaos, cruelty and corruption on the country, and Democrats, who are fighting hard to make life better for hard more PR

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, June 9 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Ravi Amin Joins VHB as Mid-Atlantic Director of Transit and Rail Engineering * VHB has strengthened its transit and rail capabilities with the addition of Ravi Amin, PE, as Director of Transit and Rail Engineering for the Mid-Atlantic region, based in Washington, D more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement with Reps. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, and Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, Bill Keating, D-Massachusetts, Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, and Kevin Kiley, I-California: * * * Meeks, Hoyer, Fitzpatrick, Kaptur, Keating, Bacon, and Kiley Issue Statement on Passage of Bipartisan Ukraine Support Act Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking more PR

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The Suburban Hospital Alliance of New York State, headquartered in Hauppauge, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services expressing concerns about the agency's proposed inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) prospective payment system rule for federal fiscal year 2027. The organization criticized the proposed 3.2 percent market basket update as insufficient amid rising inflationary pressures on labor, pharmaceuticals, energy, and su more ST